29 killed, 14 missing in China floods
Beijing: At least 29 people have been killed and 14 others reported missing in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in northeastern China over the past week, State media said on Saturday. Floods in Heilongjiang, liaoning and Jilin provinces have led to the relocation of 140,000 people, State-run Xinhua news agency reported.
UK cops assess new information on Diana's death
london: British police on Saturday said they were examining the “relevance and credibility” of recently received new information about the deaths of Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed. It was “not a re-investigation” into the deaths of the couple, who were killed in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997 along with their driver, Henri Paul, Scotland Yard said.
Hacking: Scotland Yard probes Murdoch’s news UK
london: Scotland Yard is investigating media tycoon Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper empire as a corporate suspect in phone hacking and bribery offences. The Metropolitan Police has opened an “active investigation” into the corporate liabilities of News International, recently re-branded as News UK, which could have wider implications for the ability of its parent company News Corp to operate in the US.
Somalia executes man guilty of killing journalist
Mogadishu: A Somali military official said the Government has executed a man convicted of murdering a journalist, the first such execution in a country where those who kill media workers often evade justice. Col Abdullahi Muse Keyse, a spokesman for Somalia’s military court, said on Saturday that Aden Sheikh Abdi was killed by firing squad early on Saturday in the capital, Mogadishu.
Imam who accused girl of blasphemy let off
Islamabad: A Muslim cleric charged with falsely accusing a Christian girl of blasphemy was on Saturday freed by a Pakistani court for lack of evidence. Khalid Jadoon Chishti was arrested last year for planting pages of the Quran in a bag containing burnt paper to strengthen the blasphemy case against Rimsha Masih, a mentally challenged teenager.
Indian-American professor gets US award
Washington: An Indian-American professor has been recognised by a top US environmental and water resources institute for his pioneering work in hydrology. Vijay P Singh, professor and Caroline & William N lehrer distinguished chair in the department of biological and agricultural engineering at Texas A&M University, was named a recipient of the 2013 lifetime Achievement Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers Environmental and Water Resources Institute.